Hand odds / AK vs AQ
AK vs AQ: odds and equity
In short
AKo wins 72.1% of the time against AQo all in before the flop, AQo wins 23.3%, and they split the pot 4.7% of the time. AKo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1. With AKo vs AQs the split is 70.1% to 29.9% in equity.
AKo
74.4%
AQo
25.6%
Equity: win% plus half of the 4.7% split pots. AKo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
Every suit combination
| Matchup | Hand 1 wins | Hand 2 wins | Split | Hand 1 equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKs vs AQs | 69.2% | 26.6% | 4.2% | 71.3% |
| AKs vs AQo | 73.2% | 22.3% | 4.4% | 75.4% |
| AKo vs AQs | 67.9% | 27.7% | 4.4% | 70.1% |
| AKo vs AQo | 72.1% | 23.3% | 4.7% | 74.4% |
What the flop does to it
When no Q comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AKo has 80.8% equity going to the turn. When one does, AKo drops to 28.3%.
AQo shares a card with AKo, so pairing that card doesn't help: it needs its other card to come. Domination like this is why calling with weaker hands of the same kind costs so much.
When this all-in happens in push/fold
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AKo always and the Big Blind calls with AQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AKo | Call with AQo | Shove AQo | Call with AKo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutoff shoves, Big Blind calls, 10BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Button shoves, Big Blind calls, 10BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Small Blind shoves, Big Blind calls, 10BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cutoff shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Button shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Small Blind shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
How often each hand shoves or calls in our solved 6-max chip-EV charts. A row with both columns high is a spot where this exact all-in is correct for both players. See every chart.
Common questions
- Who is the favourite, AK or AQ?
- AKo. All in preflop it has 74.4% equity against AQo: 72.1% wins plus half of the 4.7% split pots. That's a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AKs vs AQs is 71.3% to 28.7%; AKs vs AQo is 75.4% to 24.6%; AKo vs AQs is 70.1% to 29.9%; AKo vs AQo is 74.4% to 25.6%. Suited hands make more flushes, which is worth a few percent.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no Q comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AKo has 80.8% equity going to the turn. When one does, AKo drops to 28.3%.
- When does AK vs AQ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AKo always and the Big Blind calls with AQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
- How were these odds worked out?
- By counting every possible five-card board for every combination of suits: 108 card combinations for AKo vs AQo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.